Abstract

ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE AMONG E. COLI & K. PNUMONIAE ISOLATED FROM HINDON RIVER

Puja Baba*, Iqbal Hussain Mir, Dr. Arif Ali and Dr. Sunil Kumar Chauhan

Abstract

Hindon River originates from the upper Shivalik in lower Himalayan range of District Saharanpur Uttar Pradesh (India). The river passes through six districts, including Noida and Ghaziabad, in Uttar Pradesh before it meets the Yamuna ahead of Dankaur (Uttar Pradesh). Two of its tributaries – Kali River and Krishna River - in Ghaziabad are also equally polluted like the main river. Paper mills, sugar manufacturing plants, alcohol distillation units and slaughterhouses located at places like Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat are blamed for the pollution. The Hindon Air Force Base of the Indian Air Force also lies on its bank in the Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi. The aim of this study was to assess the level of different Parameters (Isolation of E.coli & K.pneumoniae, Biochemical test & Antimicrobial susceptibility test) in Hindon River at Indrapuram, Ghaziabad (Delhi). A total of 4 stations, covering the upstream and downstream sites of Hindon, were selected for this study.

Keywords: E. coli, K. pneumonia, Hindon River.